"On March 12, 2012, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation held a Congressional briefing which discussed the energy transition occurring in Germany and how that compares, specifically with regard to the solar sector, with the United States. In the international race to a low-carbon economy, Germany has raised particular interest with its quick transition from coal and nuclear energy to a renewable-energy based economy."
English. This video depicts how much solar energy was created/used on specific days in Jan 2012 and what percentage of the total energy use this comprised. Includes some history of the renewable energy act since 2000 and what the critics said.
" www.erneuerbare-energien.de/P176-1/"
English and German versions of the Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz with links to all aspects of the renewable energy.
Urban renewal project is opposed by environmentalists. It is now also the setting for several new crime novels: Heinrich Steinfest (Wo die Löwen weinen), Stefanie Wider-Groth (Schlossgartensterben), Michael Krug (Bahnhofsmission).